Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-17
VIrRIOL THROWING.
INTERVIEW WITH VICTIM IN Los
ANGELES.

INTERVIEW WITH VICTIM IN Los
ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, May 16.--The EreRiNg
Express published today the only inter
view vet had With O. Z. Petrie, who vas
so fFiehtfully burned by the Vitriol
thrown by Mrs. ROselle on the llth. In
the course Of the interview be said:
MRS. Roselle invited me into her room
BY saying. Come in after you finish
dressing, want to talk to you l said,
All right stepped into her room as
she backed from the door. Her cheeks
we're red. She hsd been sleeping on
the bed, should Judge. She pot her
mouth up and I kissed her. She was
fully dressed. She said, Get aVay
from my trunk 30 / can shut the door,
stood 80 she could not shut the door.
/ said What do yoa want 90 shut tie
door f0Fr She said They don't know
you are in the house. She walked over
toward the stand. She stood az the
right and front Of small, low rocking
chair. which stood close al the
stand. She said. Sit down; | will
sit on your lap n you do So
I walked over and sat down In the rock.
iuR chair. She touched me gently on
the shoulder With her left hand as | sat
down. After moved the chair out and
straiRhtensd up my head, her right
hand vas over my head, and thought
she was going 10 put her arms around
my neck. With her hand In that posi-
tion she poured the stuff down over my
forehead and IL rolled over my nose and
chin. As / turned, some Of it ran out
on my eyebrows over my left eve and
down the left side of my face. II made
a Kissing noise like beefEteak frying. IL
burned horribly and made me almost
crazy. Quicker than l can tell she
threw another 0apful Of liquid square
IN nv face. think the last was water.
| vas wild aud blinded With pain and
ran 10 the door and cot down stairs
Petrie said they had been criminally
intimate for some time, and be intend
ed 30 cut away from her. Pstrie thinks
this made hsF jealous.
Duties to be Resumed.
WASHINGTON, May l6.--It is not ex-
pscted that ths newly appointed Treas
urer will assume the duties Of his Office
before the latter part of this week.
omaha Designated q Reserve City.
WAsHIN0Tos, May l6-Upon the ap-
plication Of all the National banks in
Omaha, Nebraska, the Comptroller Of
the Currency has DESIGNATED that city
AZ a reserve city under the provisions Of
the act passed at the last session OF
Congress.
0nIy Four More Bays of Debate.
LoSpos, Nay 1.-THE proposal Of
Smith In she House Of Commons 10 ad.
iouFn for theWhitsunday holidays from
Nav 2fth 70 June 9th win leave the
Houae only four nights for debate on
the Coercion bill before aajouFnment,
as all the other evenings Will be oceu-
pied With estimates. Il is doabtful If
The fiFst olauae Of the CoeFcion bill can
bs passed before adjournment
Emperor JsssDh DenieA
VrKxNA, Nav l6.-Monsign0F Calm
berti, Papal NuBci0 here, has tele-
eraphed to the Pope advising him that
Emperor Francis Joseph denies His
Holiness q reconsideration Of the Vati-
cans decision that the slav clergy shall
be permitted 70 revert 70 their former
liturgy II the Holy See promises q
satisfactory settlement.
LAnd Owners SOsinsA.
HEkLIN, AAN 10 ENlIla hAdnATNh
has given ofiioial statustory notice %
All hOoss snd land owners oousorned
that the gsVerument contemplate 40
extensive fortified area ar0and StFAs
burg, Metz and P0ssn.
Diplomatic Changes.
BEnL1N, May l6.--Herr Stumm, Ger
man Minister II CopenhaRsn, will re-
placs COuut Vonsalms SonasVald a.
Minister 10 Madrid. Bar0n Won Den
Brineken, Minister at Athens, will be
transferred 70 C0psnhseen.
Gafa fer the ReSslatienistA
PASS. Nay ls.-Ths eleotions for
members OF the Manicipal CO1scil have
been comrlsted Tbs Rsvolntionisls
havs ten seats to ths eoaaeii, an incFsass
Of slx Toe Liberals wiil hare fonKleen,
4 lJsa Of eight seats
Respees fsr Jaatles Weeds.
wAsHTxoroN. Msy is. - The United
STATES saprsDs CcaFt assembled 81
uooa today. Toe Chief Justice an
noanesd ths death Of Jastiee Woods.
whsss oaair Gas drsped IN black. and
ala that - . mark Of FssDsei IN mem
Ory og the desc ssed eoari No1id a5joaFn
snsil Monday nexs, whsn motions
wonid be beard and Later dag dxsa
for the courts 6aAl adt0uFnment. Most
81 toe Jasticss will 60 10 Oaso 10 attend
Jzsties woods funsFAL A. . nasetlns